Popliteal artery entrapment in a 16-year-old cyclist

Grzegorz Halena, Czesław Kwiatkowski, Łukasz Znaniecki

Acta Angiologica 2007;13(4):166-170.

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Vol 13, No 4 (2007)

Case reports

Published online: 2007-09-26

Abstract

We present a case of a 16-year-old cyclist who was referred for evaluation to the Vascular Outpatient's Clinic
with symptoms of intermittent claudication. Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome was suspected. The diagnostic
angiography confirmed the initial diagnosis and elective surgery was planned. Successful vascular reconstruction
was performed using reversed saphenous vein, leading to complete recovery. The paper briefly
discusses epidemiology, anatomical variations and diagnostic modalities used in investigation of a disease,
which is not often encountered in Polish medical literature.

Abstract

We present a case of a 16-year-old cyclist who was referred for evaluation to the Vascular Outpatient's Clinic
with symptoms of intermittent claudication. Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome was suspected. The diagnostic
angiography confirmed the initial diagnosis and elective surgery was planned. Successful vascular reconstruction
was performed using reversed saphenous vein, leading to complete recovery. The paper briefly
discusses epidemiology, anatomical variations and diagnostic modalities used in investigation of a disease,
which is not often encountered in Polish medical literature.

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popliteal artery entrapment
entrapment syndrome
popliteal artery

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Grzegorz Halena
Czesław Kwiatkowski
Łukasz Znaniecki

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